憂 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「心」
道3Junior high level ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「心」
- On
- ユウゆう · yū
- Kun
- うれ.える・うれ.い・う.い・う.きure.eru · ure.i · u.i · u.ki
- Meaning
- grieve; anxiety
Stroke order
Origin
With 心 "heart": to be pained at heart — to grieve, anxiety.
Readings and examples
| Onユウゆうyū | 憂愁ゆうしゅう憂慮ゆうりょ一喜一憂いっきいちゆう |
|---|---|
| Kunうれえるureeru | 憂えるうれえる憂えうれえ Compare: 愁える |
| Kunうれいurei | 憂いうれい Compare: 愁い |
| Kunういui | 憂いうれい憂き目うきめ物憂いものうい 「憂き」は，文語の連体形。 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 憂慮ゆうりょ
concern; anxiety
- 憂鬱ゆううつ
melancholy
- 憂愁ゆうしゅう
- 杞憂きゆう
- 物憂いものうい
Example
将来を憂慮する声がある。
There are voices concerned about the future.
Idioms with this kanji
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)